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Free harm reduction & first aid vending machine coming to Nanaimo hospital

NANAIMO - It's set to be a lot easier to obtain potentially life-saving medical supplies from local hospitals. Island Health is installing "Care and Connection Kiosks" at three Island facilities, incl...

Alex Rawnsley Oct 19, 2023

VIU volleyball teams gearing up for continued success in 2023-24

NANAIMO - Both VIU Mariners volleyball teams finished fourth at CCAA nationals last season, and the program is optimistic they can better that this time around. The women had a very good 2022/23 campa...

Alex Rawnsley Oct 19, 2023

'It's very gratifying:' rehabilitation efforts paying off at fish-bearing Departure Creek

NANAIMO - Significant signs of life are visible in an urban Nanaimo creek where fish sightings were once rare. While challenges persist, advocates are encouraged about the present and hopeful for the ...

Oct 19, 2023

VIDEO: Clippers taking process driven approach to BCHL season

NANAIMO - The Clippers are approaching the ten game mark of their season and sit in the top half of the Coastal Division.Results always matter in a 54 game schedule but the players and coaches are foc...

Oct 18, 2023

New information results in homicide investigation into Nanaimo woman's death

NANAIMO - The death of a local woman in early March has been upgraded to a homicide.Wendy Head, 52, died in a home in the 2300 block of Autumnwood Dr., near Labieux Rd., on March 7. It was initially d...

Oct 18, 2023

High tech options examined to aid City of Nanaimo roadway infrastructure management

NANAIMO - What started as a tool to identify and more quickly repair potholes in the city had led to broader ambitions fueled by artificial intelligence.David Thompson, City of Nanaimo's manager of ro...

Oct 18, 2023

Provincial legislation introduced to regulate short-term rentals in B.C.

NANAIMO - Citing depleting long-term rental stock due to sharp growth in the short-term rental (STR) market, the province introduced legislation which would vastly alter how the sector operates in B.C...

Oct 16, 2023

Multi-family development pitched for Nanaimo's Rocky Point area

NANAIMO - An area filled with primarily single-family homes appears destined for a bit more density.The City of Nanaimo's Design Advisory Panel (DAP) heard a recent presentation regarding a proposed t...

Oct 15, 2023

Island Top Team finishes second in team category in Vancouver martial arts event

NANAIMO - A brazilian jiu-jitsu team from Island Top Team had an impressive showing at their final Grappling Industries event of 2023.ITT took second place in the team standings at BCIT's Burnaby camp...

Oct 15, 2023

Clippers lose battle of special teams 5-2 in Powell River

POWELL RIVER - In a game with 17 combined power plays the Clippers lost 5-2 to the Kings.The Kings went 5/9 on the man advantage while the Clippers finished 1/8.Powell River never trailed building up ...

Oct 14, 2023